However, after seeing Jiang Xuan, Liu Hui did not immediately hand him the spirit liquid. Instead, she solemnly relayed a message from Su Wanyi: "The Mistress asked me to tell you that excessively overpowered external items are forbidden in the second round of assessment. If you intend to temporarily open your Spirit Eye during the test, your results will be voided if you are discovered."
Jiang Xuan said, "I know. It was never my reliance."
Seeing that Jiang Xuan understood, Liu Hui said no more. After handing him the porcelain bottle, she turned and left.
Yet after leaving Jiang Xuan's courtyard, she did not return directly to the Su Household. Instead, she took a turn around Four Seasons Valley before returning to Su Wanyi's side and reporting everything she had seen and heard in full detail.
After hearing Liu Hui's account, Su Wanyi sank into a long silence.
Only after a good while did she speak, her tone carrying a trace of disbelief as she sought confirmation. "Are you certain you did not see wrongly? Jiang Xuan was not living in an ordinary dormitory in Four Seasons Valley, but had established a courtyard of his own?"
"Yes. This servant saw it clearly. Moreover, Jiang Xuan's courtyard was very large. Beside it stood a pavilion that exceeded the standard specifications of an ordinary courtyard. That was absolutely not something an ordinary disciple could possess."
Those words made Su Wanyi's gaze grow ever deeper.
Having once been an Inner Disciple, she naturally knew what it meant for someone to accomplish things beyond the norm before even entering the sect.
That also made her resolve herself. "Go call Linyin over. I have something to instruct her to do."
"Yes, Mistress."
While certain matters were unfolding within the Su Household, Jiang Xuan opened